Think of what you have than what you want

One of the most pervasive and destructive mental tendencies I’ve seen is that of focusing on what we want instead of what we have. It doesn’t seem to make any difference how much we have; we just keep expanding our list of desires, which guarantees we will remain dissatisfied. The mindset that says “I’ll be happy when this desire is fulfilled” is the same mindset that will repeat itself once that desire is met.

We want this or that. If we don’t get what we want we keep thinking about all that we don’t have -- and we remain dissatisfied. If we do get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking in our new circumstances. So, despite getting what we want, we still remain unhappy. Happiness can’t be found when we are yearning for new desires.

Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have.
Each time you notice yourself falling into the “I wish life were different” trap, back off and start over. Take a breath and remember all that you have to be grateful for. When you focus not on what you want, but on what you have, you end up getting more of what you want anyway.

Make a note to yourself to start thinking more about what you have than what you want. If you do, your life will start appearing much better than before.

Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita 2.70
A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires—that enter like rivers into the ocean, which is ever being filled but is always still—can alone achieve peace, and not the man who strives to satisfy such desires.

Amitabh Vs Rajnikant !!!!

Rajnikant was bragging to Amitabh Bachchan one day, "You know, I know
everyone.
Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.

Tired of his boasting, Amitabh called his bluff, "OK, Rajini how about
Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it" Rajini said.

So Rajini and Amitabh fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's
door,
And sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts: ---

"Thalaiva! (my Hero) Great to see you!
You And your friends come right in and join me for lunch!"

...Although impressed, Amitabh is still skeptical.



After they leave Cruise's house,
he tells Rajini that he thinks Rajini knowing Cruise was Just lucky.



"No, no, just name anyone else" Rajini says


.."President Obama", Amitabh quickly retorts


..."Yes", Rajini says,
"I know him."


And off they go.



At the White House, Obama spots Rajini on the tour and motions him,
saying
:----
"Rajini, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and
your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch
up. Your movie Endiran (Robot) is awesome, I have seen it already 5 times.
Going again with my senate members this weekend. "



Well, Amitabh Bachchan is much shaken by now, but still not totally
convinced.



After they leave the White House grounds, he implores him to name anyone
else.



"The Pope," Amitabh Bachan replies



..."Sure!" says Rajini,
"My folks are from Italy and I've known the Pope a long time".



Rajini and Amitabh are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when
Rajini says,

"This will never work.
I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people.
Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll
come out on the balcony with the Pope."


And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican ..
Sure enough, half an hour later Rajini emerges with the Pope on the
balcony.


But by the time Rajini returns,
he finds that Amitabh Bachchan has had a heart attack and is surrounded
by paramedics.
Working his way to Amitabh Bachchan's side,


Rajini asks him,
"What happened?"


Amitabh Bachan looks up and says,

"I was doing fine until you and the pope came out on the balcony and the
Italian man next to me asked,

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"Who's that on the balcony with Rajini?"

HOW TO HANDLE BAD NEWS??

At dawn the telephone rings. "Hello, Master Carlos? This is Arnaldo your country house caretaker"

"Ah yes, Mr. Arnaldo. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?"

"Um, I am just calling to advise you, sir, that your parrot died"

"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the competition?"

"That's the one."

"Darn! That's such a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. Oh well...what did he die from?"

"From eating rotten meat."

"Rotten meat? Who was so mean as to give him meat?"

"Nobody. He ate the meat of one of the dead horses."

"Dead horse? What dead horse Mr. Arnaldo?"

"Why, those pure breed ones that you had, sir. They died from all that work pulling the water cart."

"Are you insane? What water cart?"

"The one we used to put out the fire."

"Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"

"The one at your house! A candle fell and then the curtain caught on fire."

"What the.....!!! But theres electricity at the house!!!! What was the candle for???"

"For the funeral."

"WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL???!!!!!"

"Your mother's! She showed up one night out of the blue and I thought she was a thief, so I shot her."